{"id":5266,"date":"2022-12-07T05:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2022-12-07T05:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:39:47","slug":"lets-go-bogganeering-how-i-invented-a-winter-sport-on-my-trip-to-south-tirol-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/07\/lets-go-bogganeering-how-i-invented-a-winter-sport-on-my-trip-to-south-tirol-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s go bogganeering! How I invented a winter sport on my trip to South Tirol, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardian – A snowy cross-country walking break is even more beautiful \u2013 and fun \u2013 when you combine the hiking with tobogganing<\/p>

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South Tirol\u2019s snow-capped mountains are dotted with small farms. Photograph: Filippo Galluzzi<\/figcaption><\/figure>

I have invented a new sport, one that will almost certainly catch on and become a Winter Olympics classic. And it is one in which Team GB can narrowly grab fourth place, over and over again. It is wonderful to leave something behind, a legacy that will benefit humanity. It is called \u201cbogganeering\u201d.<\/p>

\"Travel-South-Tyrol-sledging-\"\/<\/figure>

It begins with a trip to Italy, the German-speaking part. That is an important factor. S\u00fcdtirol has not always been an enthusiastic member of the Italian republic. Tucked up in the extreme north-east of the country, its snow-capped mountains are dotted with farms where the old men still wear Tirolean hats and greet strangers with a cheery \u201cServus<\/em>!\u201d, like Bavarians do. This is hybrid country par excellence, a rugged amalgamation of the best of northern and southern Europe, the perfect place to blend, meld and weld.<\/p>

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The South Tirol is exhilarating for winter walking. Photograph: Alex Moling<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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